Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Grip Cleaning 2026
Authority: Norse Commercial Services Ltd (Public body)·On behalf of: Norse Eastern Ltd
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorse Highways, a Trading division of Norse Eastern, undertake a programme of planned routine maintenance including grip cleaning, highways improvements and an element of privately funded work attached to the Highway. Norse Highways are seeking suitably qualified bids for the supply of Grip Cleaning by mechanical means. Successful bidders will be appointed to a closed framework to provide the forementioned works services.
CPV: Gully cleaning services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 3 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.8 per place) · 3 appointed
- Framework period
- 1 yr · up to 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 30 Sept 2030
Published description of the framework
Process for award is based on price and availability.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £1,080,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1North AreaAwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2South AreaAwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North Area | 40% | 60% | |
| 2 · South Area | 30% | 70% |
- Price carries 60–70 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
- “Provision of Grip Cleaning 2026” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 09:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
NGRP0145- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077322- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e3c6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Aug 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published70 days ago13 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
- Clarification questions by47 days ago4 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends44 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown8 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by35 days ago16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent34 days ago18 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published1 day ago21 Oct 2026, 09:25 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2026- Tender notice published13 Aug 2026, 15:08 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Sept 2026, 14:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Sept 2026, 14:01 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Oct 2026, 09:25 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£1,080,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · North Area1 award | |||
| AMITOLA LTD SME, MJG Construction solutions LTD, Thulbourne Agricultural Contractor Ltd1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Contract term is 12 months with the option to extend for 12 + 12 + 12 for a total of 4 years. | ceiling above | 17 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · South Area1 award | |||
| AMITOLA LTD SME, MJG Construction solutions LTD, Thulbourne Agricultural Contractor Ltd1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Contract term is 12 months with the option to extend for 12 + 12 + 12 for a total of 4 years. | ceiling above | 17 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,080,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 1 · AMITOLA LTD SME, MJG Construction solutions LTD, Thulbourne Agricultural Contractor Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract term is 12 months with the option to extend for 12 + 12 + 12 for a total of 4 years.
Contract 2 · AMITOLA LTD SME, MJG Construction solutions LTD, Thulbourne Agricultural Contractor Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract term is 12 months with the option to extend for 12 + 12 + 12 for a total of 4 years.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North Area | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2 · South Area | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Norse Eastern LtdProcuring entityTo tender on behalf of Norse Eastern Ltd
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Amitola LtdFramework contractor
- Anglia Highways LtdFramework contractor
- Thulbourne Agricultural Contractor LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender